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HANSARDElectricity (Risk-Preparedness) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I thank noble Lords who have contributed to this debate, which has widened out considerably—as indeed it should—from the rather dry statutory instrument that we are faced with.…03 Nov 2020HANSARDElectricity (Risk-Preparedness) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Electricity (Risk-Preparedness) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.03 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillPerhaps the noble Baroness cannot feel the mood of the Committee, which is that she should now withdraw her opposition.02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI start by trying to reassure the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, that we do not wish to see monopolies increasing and choice and quality declining either. Amendments 136, 139, 140…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I appreciate the comments made in the debate and I appreciate that these amendments seek to correct, improve and debate the issue. Indeed, that is the role of this…02 Nov 2020HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020That the draft Orders laid before the House on 13 and14 July be approved. Relevant document: 24th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention drawn…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 24 September be approved. Relevant document: 29th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…29 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI remember the noble Lord asking that question earlier in the debate. I am more than happy to write to him on that and on the other issues that I have not been able to cover in my…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillHaving looked at that question, I would rather write to the noble and learned Lord giving a full answer—but I will do so very speedily, before we come to the next stage.28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate. There were a lot of questions in there, some of which I will just have to write to noble Lords about…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I understand that the purpose of this amendment from my noble friend Lady McIntosh is to probe the meaning of “actual or hypothetical goods” in the Bill, which has foxed…28 Oct 2020HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020. Relevant document: 24th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee…27 Oct 2020HANSARDInfrastructure Planning (Electricity Storage Facilities) Order 2020My Lords, the draft order was laid before the House on 14 July 2020. Electricity storage will play a crucial role in helping us meet net zero by 2050. It provides flexibility so…27 Oct 2020HANSARDInfrastructure Planning (Electricity Storage Facilities) Order 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Infrastructure Planning (Electricity Storage Facilities) Order 2020.27 Oct 2020HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020My Lords, the order was laid before the House on 13 July 2020 in draft. The UK will cease to participate in the EU emissions trading system at the end of the transition period, as…27 Oct 2020HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020I thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this short debate, and for their broadly supportive comments on carbon pricing and this SI. I recognise the strength of…27 Oct 2020HANSARDInfrastructure Planning (Electricity Storage Facilities) Order 2020I thank your Lordships for their valuable contributions to this debate. I conclude by emphasising the importance of the changes contained in this SI. The Government are committed…27 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI hate to disappoint the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, but it falls to me to respond to this debate. I will now speak to the two amendments—Amendment 6 and the consequential…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am afraid that the noble Lord has the advantage of me in that I have not seen that bit of the food standards framework. I would rather look at his question again in Hansard…26 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the House will now adjourn until 7.30 pm when we will return to hear my noble friend Lord Bethell answer questions on the Covid-19 update.20 Oct 2020